Ruby

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) .
  2. Proper noun.  A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.
  3. Noun.  (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry, short for ''Ruby Murray''.
  4. Noun.  A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  5. Noun.  A deep red colour.
  6. Noun.  (typesetting, British) Type having a height of 5.5 points.
  7. Noun.  A genus of South American hummingbird.
  8. Adjective.  Of a deep red colour (having any of numerous bright colours reminiscent of the colour of blood or cherries or tomatoes).
  9. Noun.  A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.

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